The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-27
POLITICIANS AT WORK.
To Make the Most Out of the
Presidents Message.
WORK OF THE FISHERIES CONGRESS-.

members Of both parties, but with entirely diff
ferent purposes.
1t is generally believed that unless congress
passes some legislation on the line OF the mes
sage that it will seriously injure democratic
chances. The republicans are placing these
copies where they will do the most good, and
the democratic managers are filing the forests
and meadows OF the great northwest as far
down as Illinois with the presidents pages
Both parties are firmly convinced now the
states of Minnesota Wisconsin, and Michigan
are going to be doubtful ones at the next presi-
Dental election. The tariff reform sentiment
Is said to have grown amazingly in those
places Of recent years, and this fact causes the
democrats to be jubilant.
There is a growing sentiment, tee, that before
the next election the union flag will have three
more stars, the present territories of Dakota,
Montana and Washington becoming more and
more clamorous for admission. Should one or
all of these be admitted, it is within the
bounds OF mathematical demonstration that
che vote of the new states could decide presi-
dental contest, by5 1t is on the other hand held
that even if they are admitted into the union
during the pending session that they will not
be given the right to exercise their voting
franchise before 1892.
Speaker Carlisle, in addition to his proposed
southern "TRIP early IN Tue new year, the pur-
pose of which is well known, will also en-
feavor to convert the east to his tariff views,
and it is now announced that he will address
the democracy of New York in Tammany hall
next Thursday.
The rumor telegraphed last night about the
interview between Randall and Carlisle seems
TO have been confirmed. Congressman Mills,
of Texas, chairman of the ways and means
committee, had a long interview with the
president yesterday and it is supposed that the
kl.av1n nf tnVTf hO FrfA
subject OF discussion.
If the agreement reached by Randall and
Carlisle be true, there is no question about an
early introduction of bill to repeal the to-
bacco tax. This concession seems to have
been won by the persistency of the Virginia
and North Carolina democrats.
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It is now evident that the republicans intend
TO do all they can against the confirmation of
Mr.. Lamar. In the senate today there was no
report from the judiciary committee, but be-
fore the senate met the committee held its
first meeting for the purpose of discussing the
nominations. While it sat with closed doors,
this much is known, that all the members
were present except Evarts, and that the re-
publicans discussed Lamar's political record,
while Pugh, of Alabama, warmly defended
st. No vote was taken, and the matter was
referred to subcommittee composed of Ed
munds Hoar and Pugh. This ordinarily
would lock bad for Lamar, but there is
more to be told. Knowing the feeling in the
south about the matter, went to well known
democratic senator, not connected with Lamar
In any way, and was told the following:
"You can say to your people that Lamar will
be confirmed and know it. 1t is true that
some republicans, who had promised to vote
for him, have backed down because of the pres
sure brought to bear upon them by their party,
but there are vet others who will vote for him
and WHO will not recede from their promises.
The party has determined to defeat him if it
can, and it will make desperate fight, but I
know - hat 1 am talking about and tell you
Lamar will be confirmed.''
THE TAX ON WHISKY AND TOBACCO.
Mr.. Pugh offered the following resolution,
and proceeded to address the senate in sup
port of it:
Resolved, That the most important and pressing
duty Ct the present session of congress is to revise
aud so amend the existing internal tax and tariff
laws to reduce tie annual revenues to be col
lectad tneretrom to the necessary wants o. the
sederal government, and no more than it needs to
pay its matured debts and discharge its obligations
nnder the laws Of congress without crippling or de-
ranging any Anieitcn Industries business inter-
eEts connected with the subjects Of tariff tax on
Interfering with the Just rights of the American
working people, intended to be secured to them by
the incidental effects of duties to share in
the joint product OF labor and capital employed in
American mining and manufacturing industries to
the full measure of difference IN the cost of their
labor and the labor of those engaged in similar in
hustries in Europe.
resolution for the final adjournment of the present
session of congress until after the passage of such
remedial laws as are specified in the foregoing reso
luton.
In the course of his argument, Mr.. Pugh
asked whether congress would wipe out all
internal revenue taxes and allow the necessary
revenue to be raised on tariff imposts alone.
He had never clearer or stronger conviction
than the conviction that the whisky tax was
perfectly just and wholly unobjectionable, ex-
cept on the ground that it was a direct tax.
There was nothing produced, owned and con-
sumed that could supply the government with
with
ETY. and less injury to any human being than
whisky. He had never heard any valid reason
and did not believe there was any valid reason,
why whisky drinkers should be relieved from
the payment of this tax and why the revenue
which it yielded should be extorted by tariff
from the consumers of the necessaries of life.
He knew of no better use to which whisky
could be applied than to the production
of the ninety millions of revenue nee
essary to pay pensions and interest on the
war debt, instead OF extorting that amount from
the harmless consumption of imported articles.
Who insisted, he asked, that the luxury of
whisky drinking should be freed from the
burden? Was it whisky drinkers, or whisky
makers, who declared there should be no re-
vision of the tariff until every internal revenue
tax was repealed? 1t was not. The cry came
loudest and fercest from the manufacturers
and their representatives. The most defiant
and uncompromising advocates Of free whisky
were the manufacturers OF protected articles.
As general compromise, he would repeal the
internal tax upon tobacco, for the sole reason
that tobacco was an agricultural product, and
let the tax on whisky stand for future consid-
Grafton. He declared that he would vote for
no duty on any article manufactured in the
United States that would cripple any home in
dustry, or impair the ability of the home
Competition. No people, he said. had
ever submitted SO long to robbery on
the part of their own government,
and those who opposed revision of the tariff
Of the risk of financial panic and industrial
paralysis become parties to this robbery, and
Become political criminals. Both the repub-
iican and democratic parties had promised to
reduce the income to the wants OF the govern
anent, and it was trihing for the republicans
70 charge upon the democratic party the blame
of the failure to revise the tariff. This con-
Eress could not adjourn until such change was
made in the revenue laws as would stop the
Row of money from the people into the ma
tional treasury beyond the needs of the gov
eminent. He would put on the free list chem
icas and raw wool of all low grades, and salt,
and might add other articles TO the free list.
He was not in favor. however, OF putting iron
ON the free list. Doing so would be regarded
by the ore land owners and ore workers OF Ala
hama, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia
ns an act of unjust discrimination in favor Of
foreign iron ores. As 10 pig iron, on which